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Production for the textile and fashion industry can, for many countries, represent a first step out of poverty. But what does this mean for those who work in the sector, and what happens when even poorer countries begin to compete by paying even lower wages for the seamstresses in the factories? Linn Ternsjö has studied the clothing manufacturing industry in Mauritius from a sustainability perspec

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/model-inclusive-growth-or-warning-lessons-garment-industry-mauritius - 2026-06-24

Production for the textile and fashion industry can, for many countries, represent a first step out of poverty. But what does this mean for those who work in the sector, and what happens when even poorer countries begin to compete by paying even lower wages for the seamstresses in the factories? Linn Ternsjö has studied the clothing manufacturing industry in Mauritius from a sustainability perspec

https://www.agenda2030graduateschool.lu.se/article/model-inclusive-growth-or-warning-lessons-garment-industry-mauritius - 2026-06-23

Hur påverkas föräldrar och barn av att delta i screeningstudier för typ 1-diabetes? Det är en fråga som doktoranden Jessica Melin har undersökt i en doktorsavhandling som läggs fram vid Lunds universitet. Resultaten kan användas för att identifiera de familjer som behöver rätt stöd för att minska deras oro och öka deras nöjdhet med sitt deltagande. Forskare vid Lunds universitets diabetescentrum (

https://www.diabetesportalen.lu.se/artikel/hur-paverkas-foraldrar-och-barn-av-att-delta-i-screeningstudier - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. One of the medical students who has begun working at Skåne University Hospital to strengthen Skåne's health service in the fight against Covid-19 is Hanna Djerf. For her, giving help where it’s needed is an obvious thing to do. She is also gaining valuable insight into how intensive care works. At the end of March, th

https://www.medicine.lu.se/article/you-want-help - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. “Behind every successful man there is a woman”, according to an old saying. So what about successful women? And what about couples where both are successful – how do they manage family life? LUM met Olle Melander and Marju Orho-Melander, who are among the Lund University researchers to have been awarded most prizes an

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/planning-key-success-researcher-couple - 2026-06-23

A new joint initiative in immunotherapy between Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Sweden, brings researchers, clinicians and engineers together to shorten the path from research to patient benefit. The initiative is accompanied by the recruitment of three new tenure‑track Assistant Professors in immunotherapy through the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence. The initiative

https://www.stemcellcenter.lu.se/article/new-immunotherapy-initiative-aims-bring-research-closer-clinic-and-opens-new-tenure-track-positions - 2026-06-23

Our city centres and their development are a subject of constant debate. Ulf Johansson suggests that, if we let the market decide, our city centres will eventually be emptied of retail. Most recently, representatives from our food retailers suggested to municipalities that regulations on establishment locations be relaxed, advocating for the mantra of letting the market rule (Dagligvarunytt 2022a,

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/should-market-manage-our-city-centres - 2026-06-23

In addition to memory problems and other cognitive symptoms, most people with Alzheimer’s disease also suffer from mental health issues. It has long been unclear whether these occur because of tissue changes in the brain, or whether they represent psychological reactions to cognitive symptoms. A study from Lund University in Sweden has provided new insight, and is published in Biological Psychiatr

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/psychiatric-symptoms-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-23

A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has shown that people with Alzheimer's disease can now be identified before they experience any symptoms. It is now also possible to predict who will deteriorate within the next few years. The study is published in Nature Medicine, and is very timely in light of the recent development of new drugs for Alzheimer's disease. It has long been known that t

https://www.multipark.lu.se/article/alzheimers-disease-can-be-diagnosed-symptoms-emerge - 2026-06-23

There is a lot happening at the moment within the University concerning LU’s engagement in the work environment and equal opportunities. It is time to elect health and safety representatives – a very significant role. We are also marking 150 years since women gained the right to study at university and highlighting the fantastic attendance when LU took part in Pride for the first time. Take the op

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/health-and-safety-representative-election-150-years-female-students-and-participation-pride - 2026-06-24

I slutet av september besökte Karl Dahlstrand Island för att tala vid den internationella konferensen "Recognising Sexual Violence: Developing Pathways to Survivor-Centred Justice"anordnad av Islands universitet. Karl Dahlstrand har studerat brottsofferersättning i över tio år. Vid konferensen anordnad av Islands universitets Institut för genus, jämlikhet och skillnad (RIKK) presenterade han sin f

https://www.soclaw.lu.se/artikel/karl-dahlstrand-presenterade-vid-islandsk-konferens-om-sexuellt-vald - 2026-06-25

I förra veckan arrangerade CASE-forskarna Christina Löfvendahl, Björn Slaug, Steven Schmidt och Lisa Ekstam en workshop som avslutning på deras flera år långa forskningsprojektet Simul-Age. Inbjudna var representanter från de fem svenska kommuner som har deltagit i projektet; Eslöv, Perstorp, Vänersborg, Örebro och Östersund. – Det är ganska blandat, personer som arbetar antingen strategiskt eller

https://www.case.lu.se/artikel/nu-kan-forskningen-om-forbattrad-tillganglighet-i-boendet-omsattas-i-praktiken - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. En ny avhandling i tjänstevetenskap har spikats på Institutionen för Service Management och tjänstevetenskap, denna gång av Emma Samsioe. Det var glad stämning och god tårta i personalrummet på Service Management när Emma Samsioe traditionsenligt spikade sin avhandling. Titeln på avhandlingen är "Consumer Contextual

https://www.ses.lu.se/artikel/spikningsfika-pa-service-management - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Professor Etzel Cardeña har tillsammans med Steven Jay Lynn och Stanley Krippner blivit belönad med 2016 års PA Book Award för den uppdaterade utgåvan av The Varieties of Anomalous Experience. Boken utforskar så skilda ämnen som utomkroppsliga upplevelser, auditiva och visuella hallucinationer, lucid dreaming och nä

https://www.psy.lu.se/artikel/2016-pa-book-award-till-institutionen-psykologi - 2026-06-25

Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. Den 25 maj gästar Professor Max Koch London School of Economics tillsammans med Dr. Milena Buchs (University of Leeds). De kommer att presentera sin ny bok "Postgrowth and Wellbeing: Transitions to Sustainable Welfare" (som ges ut av Palgrave Macmillan i augusti). Ett ökande antal forskare argumenterar nu för att vå

https://www.soch.lu.se/artikel/ska-vi-overge-tillvaxt-max-koch-pratar-vid-lse - 2026-06-25

Simon Timpka, forskare vid Lunds universitet och läkare inom obstetrik och gynekologi vid Skånes universitetssjukhus, tilldelas Bundy Academy’s stora pris på tre miljoner kronor för sin forskning om sambandet mellan graviditetskomplikationer och framtida hjärt-kärlsjukdom hos kvinnor. Simon Timpka leder en forskargrupp inom perinatal och kardiovaskulär edpidemiologi vid Lunds universitet och vill

https://www.medicin.lu.se/artikel/2026-ars-pristagare-av-bundy-academys-stora-pris - 2026-06-25

Framtiden för arbetslivet i Europa benas ut i en ny antologi som med hjälp av olika forskare tittar på framförallt tre stora omställningar som sker i arbetslivets just nu. Dessa omställningar beror på tre oundvikliga fenomen: pandemin, klimatet och digitaliseringen. Fyra lundasociologer bidrar med kapitel i boken. Aldrig i modern tid har det arbetande Europa ställts inför så grundläggande förändri

https://www.soc.lu.se/artikel/pandemin-klimatet-och-digitaliseringen-arbetslivets-stora-anpassningar-just-nu - 2026-06-25

Centre for European studies has awarded Katarina Bungerfeldt an honorary mention for her Master’s thesis “Money Talks: The potential of an EU financial conditionality mechanism linked to the rule of law”. The thesis is about rule of law conditionality in the EU. Is it possible to persuade political actors (such as the governments of certain EU member states) to respect fundamental principles of ru

https://www.cfe.lu.se/en/article/katarina-bungerfeldt-receives-honourable-mention-her-thesis - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In October, LUCSUS will host a conference on Loss and Damage (L&D) from climate change. Discussions to advance research on L&D are urgently needed, says LUCSUS Director Emily Boyd, since many challenges remain for the scientific and policy community on how L&D should be conceptualised, how best to measure, quantify an

https://www.lucsus.lu.se/article/dates-set-conference-loss-and-damage-ld-will-be-explored-through-five-interrelated-lenses - 2026-06-23

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The transition of the salary and human resources administration to the National Government Service Centre (SSC) is not painless. After just over four months, uncertainty still prevails among administrative staff and managers about processing cases through Primula. “We are happy to come and help people out where there

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/hr-director-promises-help-tricky-salary-payments-0 - 2026-06-23